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. >> [inaudible] [applause] >> and they have, they have written a new afterword to katherine's original book, "13 alabama ghosts," is approaching its 50th anniversary, and the university of alabama has reprinted, and the children have written an afterword, and it's a perfect book. i know where you can get a copy. [laughter] >> that would be the barnes & noble down the -- >> right, right. >> yeah. [laughter] my impression -- >> no more vodka for me. [laughter] >> you weren't going to tell. [laughter] my impression, i'll just say briefly, was they had such admiration, nell harper and alice did, of course, for their father and the role he played in their small town, and that seemed to be one of the things -- >> that is certainly, certainly true in katherine's case. >> there too, yeah. >> you gave me another great introduction can. those of you who know and have read laura hillenbrand, two of the greatest books of all time, "seabiscuit" and "unbroken." i think that many of you know that for most of the time she wrote those books, she never left her room. she had chronic fatigue syndrome and
. >> [inaudible] [applause] >> and they have, they have written a new afterword to katherine's original book, "13 alabama ghosts," is approaching its 50th anniversary, and the university of alabama has reprinted, and the children have written an afterword, and it's a perfect book. i know where you can get a copy. [laughter] >> that would be the barnes & noble down the -- >> right, right. >> yeah. [laughter] my impression -- >> no more vodka for...
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tuesday night at 8:00, afterwords on the history of money. on wednesday, the authors of the second machine age talk about how new technology will fundamentally change every day life at 8:00. thursday night, a discussion about the future of politics with former maryland governor robert erlich. and on friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, in depth with writer and religious scholar rez reza azlan. on c-span3, an entire week on the civil war. tonight, a look at the overland campaign in virginia. on tuesday, the war's only battle in washington, d.c., the battle of ft. stevens. wednesday night, the 150th anniversary of the union defeat at the battle of the crater. thursday, the capture of atlanta and general sherman's march to the sea. on friday, a look at hollywood's portrayal of slavery. find our television schedule one week in advance at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400 or e-mail us at comments@cspan.org. >>> now, the history of racial equality in professional sports. former basketball
tuesday night at 8:00, afterwords on the history of money. on wednesday, the authors of the second machine age talk about how new technology will fundamentally change every day life at 8:00. thursday night, a discussion about the future of politics with former maryland governor robert erlich. and on friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, in depth with writer and religious scholar rez reza azlan. on c-span3, an entire week on the civil war. tonight, a look at the overland campaign in virginia. on tuesday,...
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[applause] and they have written a new afterword, catherine's original book, 13 alabama ghosts, jeffrey, is approaching its 52 anniversary, univ. of alabama press has reprinted and the children ever written, a perfect book. i know where you can get a copy. >> guest: barnes and noble. >> host: no more vodka. >> guest: you are not going to town. my impression was they had such admiration for their father and the roles he played in their small town and that seemed to be one of the things. >> certainly true. >> was true there too. >> host: you gave me another great introduction. those of you who have read lori and brent, two of the greatest books of all time, sea biscuit and unbroken, many of you knows that for most of the time she wrote those books, she never left her room. she had chronic fatigue syndrome, and road literally most of those books in her bed. health has been a factor with you in the time you spend in monroeville and writing this book like laura ellen brand, you spend the majority of your time writing this book in bed. tell us how in the world that was. >> i would be there. i
[applause] and they have written a new afterword, catherine's original book, 13 alabama ghosts, jeffrey, is approaching its 52 anniversary, univ. of alabama press has reprinted and the children ever written, a perfect book. i know where you can get a copy. >> guest: barnes and noble. >> host: no more vodka. >> guest: you are not going to town. my impression was they had such admiration for their father and the roles he played in their small town and that seemed to be one of...
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does, it follows the events the also reflects upon them as they are happening and afterward in the afterword i go back to what was watergate, who was richard nixon, and i think i have got him at last. he was a complicated, very complicated person. he was no abraham lincoln. he is the most fascinating president that i know of, and extraordinary story. so no, i am not a conspiracy tight anyway. i think we have the big picture. >> my aim is jack collins. in chris buckley's wonderful phrase i may still floating republican. >> you don't have to be. >> it happens that i was running the house campaign committee, the nrc see all during the watergate trial and so forth and therefore i was in a very tense position but i am taking this microphone for two reasons. one is to complement you. i think you have dealt evenly with president nixon. he was an extremely complicated man, a wonderful intellect by the way. i admired his mind tremendously but he had a character flaw we all have to admit. second thing is i have a lot of differences with bob haldeman. i hated his god damned guts. but i am convinced he
does, it follows the events the also reflects upon them as they are happening and afterward in the afterword i go back to what was watergate, who was richard nixon, and i think i have got him at last. he was a complicated, very complicated person. he was no abraham lincoln. he is the most fascinating president that i know of, and extraordinary story. so no, i am not a conspiracy tight anyway. i think we have the big picture. >> my aim is jack collins. in chris buckley's wonderful phrase i...
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eastern, on afterwords, shirl chumley talks with a former white house chief information officer, and you'll also see books about the middle east millenial generation, the life of author harper lee, firearms, and thesive rights movement, corruption in the department of justice. all this and much more. 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors on c-span 2. booktv, television for serious readers. >> welcome to booktv special look at the places we have visited in 2014 as we continue to explore the unique history and literary culture of america. >> with the help of our cable partners, for the next how we'll take you across the country, from salem, oregon to st. louis to mobile, alabama. we begin in ogden, utah, where we toured 25th street. >> 25th street itself is actually not that unusual. similar streets have popped up. with beaumont, text, heal's half acre, larimer street in denver, but what makes 25th street unique is the fact it arose in the middle of a motorhome mon -- mormon settlement. you had the mormon people's party struggling to maintain control, and then you had the railroad,
eastern, on afterwords, shirl chumley talks with a former white house chief information officer, and you'll also see books about the middle east millenial generation, the life of author harper lee, firearms, and thesive rights movement, corruption in the department of justice. all this and much more. 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors on c-span 2. booktv, television for serious readers. >> welcome to booktv special look at the places we have visited in 2014 as we continue to explore...
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eastern, afterwords with william burrows talking about his book. on american history tv on c-span3 friday, a nasa documentary about the 1969 apollo 11 moon landing. saturday on the civil war, general sherman's atlanta campaign. sunday night a look at election laws and supreme court case of bush versus gore. find our television schedule at c-span.org and let us mow what you think about the programs you are watching. call us 202-626-3400. on twitter, use the #c123. or e-mail us at comment comments @c-span.org. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. next, history professor grant weller talks about america's use of atomic bombs against japan at end of world war ii. professor weller and students at the u.s. air force academy discuss american motivations for dropping the bombs. japanese social and political attitudes and the considerations for choosing the target cities. >> outstanding. take your seats please. okay. so what we'll be doing today is finishing our chronological survey of the second world war with the end of
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its 50th anniversary at the university of alabama press has reprinted in the children have written an afterword. i know where you can get a copy. >> that would be the barnes & noble. >> nomar butkus. [laughter] you were going to tell. my impression was that such admiration for their father and the role he played in their small town and that seemed to be one of the thing that she really felt was true they are, too. >> he gave me another great introduction. those of you who know and who have read two of the greatest books of all tribes see the unbroken. i think many of you know that for most of the time she wrote those books, she never left her room. she had chronic fatigue syndrome and wrote literally most of those folks in her bed. we know that health has been a factor with you both in the time you spent in monroeville and writing this book like laura hillenbrand used to be the majority of the time writing this book and bad. >> i did. >> tell us how the world that was. >> i did write most of the book in bed. i was kind of work in whatever chance they could. a lot of times in my apartment in chi
its 50th anniversary at the university of alabama press has reprinted in the children have written an afterword. i know where you can get a copy. >> that would be the barnes & noble. >> nomar butkus. [laughter] you were going to tell. my impression was that such admiration for their father and the role he played in their small town and that seemed to be one of the thing that she really felt was true they are, too. >> he gave me another great introduction. those of you who...
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saturday on "afterwords," retired nurse surgeon ben carson. sunday night at 11:00 p.m. eastern, lawrence goldstone on the competition between the wright brothers and glenn curtiss to be the predominant name in manned flight. 8:00 eastern, a look at hollywood's or trail of slavery. the 200th anniversary of the battle of bladensburg. sunday night at 8:00 the young, former white house chiefs of staff discussed the presidents make decisions. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. commpentst @c-span.org. today in washington, governor rick currey criticized the president for his handling of immigration and iraq. in remarks at the heritage foundation, he accused the president of not enforcing immigration laws and exceeding lawful authority with executive orders. concerned about violence in iraq, governor perry says that all options have to be on the table to deal with isis. aftermarks come wednesday, when he pleaded not guilty to abuse of power charges. this is just over 30 minutes. [applause] >> he never ages. anyway, thank you for the imitation to be
saturday on "afterwords," retired nurse surgeon ben carson. sunday night at 11:00 p.m. eastern, lawrence goldstone on the competition between the wright brothers and glenn curtiss to be the predominant name in manned flight. 8:00 eastern, a look at hollywood's or trail of slavery. the 200th anniversary of the battle of bladensburg. sunday night at 8:00 the young, former white house chiefs of staff discussed the presidents make decisions. let us know what you think about the programs...
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afterwords with daniel hal per. three, the negro leagues kansas city monarchs. on saturday, the civil war, slavery in the movies. what you think about the programs you're watching. -626-3400. 202 >> the heritage foundation hosted a discussion on union membership. a survey shows that millions of union members would want to leave their union. >> good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation. join us onthose who our heritage.org website. i would ask everyone inhouse to make a courtesy check that your cell phones are off. we will post the program for your future reference. you're always welcome to send your questions or comments. hosting our discussion today is celine perth. academic research focuses on the volatility in the developing world. prior to joining us she was the assistant professor of economics at amherst college of and a visiting research scholar at northeastern university. a masters degree in economics from rochester. welcomingn me in our speaker. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is good to see everyone here today. , who really james ,rganize
afterwords with daniel hal per. three, the negro leagues kansas city monarchs. on saturday, the civil war, slavery in the movies. what you think about the programs you're watching. -626-3400. 202 >> the heritage foundation hosted a discussion on union membership. a survey shows that millions of union members would want to leave their union. >> good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation. join us onthose who our heritage.org website. i would ask everyone inhouse to make a...
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tuesday nights, afterwords with kwarteng.si wednesday, new technology in everyday life. thursday, a talk with the maryland governor. and friday, in-depth with rider and religious scholar ressler -- aslan. the overland campaign. tuesday, the battle of fort stevens. wednesday, the battle of the crater. thursday, the capture of atlanta and sherman from marc veasey, and on friday, a look at slaveryd's per trail of -- portrayal of slavery. let us know what you think about what you're watching. call us or e-mail us at comments @cspan.org. like this on facebook. follow us on twitter. ago, british american troops at the battle of bladensburg. the victory left the nationwide open to british forces, who marched on the city and burned down the white house. you can learn more this thursday from arthur and -- author and historian anthony pitch. 6:45ne coverage starts at eastern. and more on thursday as we take you live to bladensburg park grid that is live at 1 p.m. eastern, here on american history tv on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the
tuesday nights, afterwords with kwarteng.si wednesday, new technology in everyday life. thursday, a talk with the maryland governor. and friday, in-depth with rider and religious scholar ressler -- aslan. the overland campaign. tuesday, the battle of fort stevens. wednesday, the battle of the crater. thursday, the capture of atlanta and sherman from marc veasey, and on friday, a look at slaveryd's per trail of -- portrayal of slavery. let us know what you think about what you're watching. call...